SOLUTION: To decorate for the holidays, Julie wants to cover a wall in her home with wrapping paper, which is sold by the square yard. What is the minimum amount of wrapping paper, and squar

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Question 1142208: To decorate for the holidays, Julie wants to cover a wall in her home with wrapping paper, which is sold by the square yard. What is the minimum amount of wrapping paper, and square yards, will she need in order to cover the wall if the wall measures 18?feet by 24 feet?
A) 48
B)96
C)144
D) 432
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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The wall has dimensions 6 yards ( = 18_ft%2F3 )  and  8 yards ( = 24_ft%2F3 ).


Hence, the area under the question is 6*8 = 48 square yards.    ANSWER


The problem is easy. What you need to know is that 1 yard = 3 feet.